Utah same-sex marriage Ban Removed, Gays, Lesbian Couples celebrates

It was a celebration time for gays and lesbian couples in Utah after a federal court passed the judgement on legalizing their marriages in their favour.

On Monday, a federal judge asked Utah administration and imbues all same-sex marriages performed in the state with the same rights and privileges afforded to married opposite-sex couples.

The decision arrives 118 days after the lawsuit was filed.

“We’re floating on a cloud at this point. We’re used to people denigrating our family and our relationship. It felt so good to have the respect of the law at last,” said Evams, one of the plaintiffs of the lawsuit.

So far, 19 states have allowed same-sex marriage.

As Utahns await verdict on the lawsuit challenging gay marriage ban, the encouraging development in Idaho has served as a positive indicator for Utah.

The US Supreme Court has stayed a federal district judge’s decision that gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry.

The apex court pronounced the terse order without any dissent, suggesting that the judicial system of the state needs more time to deliver a landmark verdict of recognizing a right to gay marriage.

After the judgment, around 1,300 gay couples in Utah moved to get state marriage licenses. But their dreams shattered when the Apex Court halted the lower court’s verdict granting legal status to the same sex marriages.